Blockchain-Based Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack Detection for Photovoltaic Systems

Choi, Joon-Seok; Ahn, Bohyun; Bere, Gomanth; Ahmad, Seerin; Mantooth, H. Alan; Kim, Taesic

doi:10.1109/dmc51747.2021.9529949

Cited by 17 publications

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“…As most smart inverters are resource-constrainted devices, smart inverter developers need to prioritize the IPs based on their security budget and severity. Besides, additional external security system, such as malware file screening server [74] and blockchain security server [103], can be used to support additional computational resources for M-IP1, HT-IP, CF-IP, CC-IP, and EM-IPs, while smart inverters install APIs accessing the external system.…”

Section: Cyber-resilient Smart Inverter Security By Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In [45], incoming setpoints are autonomously examined using the knowledgebased self-security technique with reference models and only the safe setpoints are engaged to the inverter's local controller. Meanwhile, a blockchain-based MITM attack detection method is implemented in a solar inverter system by tracking the integrity of the control commands [103]. CC-ID is designed to postdetect a malicious control command after it changes the smart inverter control.…”

Section: E Mitm Attacks Defense (Attacks #11 and 12)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

Ahn,

Kim,

Ahmad

et al. 2024

IEEE Trans. Power Electron.

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With high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs), power systems are increasingly transforming into distributed power grids, which provide grid automation, decarbonization, and decentralization of critical assets. Smart inverters are key power-electronic devices that connect renewable energy and energy storage equipment to power grids. DER includes several intelligent grid functions, such as fault ride through, grid-voltage support, and reactive-power compensation, typically with real-time remote access, data exchange, and seamless over-the-air firmware updates in a cyber-physical environment. However, cybersecurity concerns arise due to extensive information exchange among DER and multiple stakeholders (e.g., utilities, aggregators, vendors, operators, and owners). Therefore, smart inverters account for a growing attack surface for the power grid. This article reviews the cybersecurity best practices and current recommendations for smart inverters and explores emerging cyber threats for smart inverters, including malware attacks and hardware attacks. Finally, we propose a new smart inverter security and resilience framework for developing cyber-resilient smart inverters against the advanced/future threat actors. This article establishes a resilience-by-design baseline reference for smart inverter cybersecurity teams, which bridges the gap between cybersecurity and power-electronics' communities.

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Section: Cyber-resilient Smart Inverter Security By Designmentioning

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Section: E Mitm Attacks Defense (Attacks #11 and 12)mentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

Ahn,

Kim,

Ahmad

et al. 2024

IEEE Trans. Power Electron.

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“…Fig. 6 shows three potential MITM attack cases that can change in-transit data in a PV system [49]: 1) a wide-area network (WAN) MITM, 2) an unauthorized device MITM; and 3) an authorized device MITM. WAN MITM attacks could be caused by a third party, such as a virtual private network (VPN) provider, a domain name server (DNS), or an internet service provider (ISP)).…”

Section: Network and Software/firmware Security In Pv Farmmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems

You-hai

Giani

Elasser

et al. 2022

IEEE J. Emerg. Sel. Topics Power Electron.

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“…These attacks are solved thanks to encrypted communications over secure channels in which the keys are stored in the TPM. If an attacker is sniffing the channel, all he will see is the encrypted data and will not be able to decrypt it because the keys are securely stored in the TPM [83]. • Brute force attacks: Through trying combinations in the seed of a key generation, the attacker can find out a cryptographic key.…”

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Integration of Hardware Security Modules and Permissioned Blockchain in Industrial IoT Networks

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Hardware Security Modules (HSM) serve as a hardware based root of trust that offers physical protection while adding a new security layer in the system architecture. When combined with decentralized access technologies as Blockchain, HSM offers robustness and complete reliability enabling secured end-to-end mechanisms for authenticity, authorization and integrity. This work proposes an efficient integration of HSM and Blockchain technologies focusing on, mainly, public-key cryptography algorithms and standards, that result crucial in order to achieve a successful combination of the mentioned technologies to improve the overall security in Industrial IoT systems. To prove the suitability of the proposal and the interaction of an IoT node and a Blockchain network using HSM a proof of concept is developed. Results of time performance analysis of the prototype reveal how promising the combination of HSMs in Blockchain environments is.

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Blockchain-Based Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack Detection for Photovoltaic Systems

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems

Integration of Hardware Security Modules and Permissioned Blockchain in Industrial IoT Networks

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